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Overview about the Manufacturing Consortium

 
     
  The Manufacturing Consortium is an association of Manufacturing companies (SME’s) in the Milton Keynes and Thames Valley area. It works to address the demands of manufacturers in the area, and to exploit synergistic opportunities for its members.

Its objectives are:

  • To provide a forum which brings together Manufacturing expertise in the MKOB area.

  • To exploit current and potential opportunities, and improve members competitive advantage through collaborative working.

  • To provide an ongoing programme of training and development delivered through a network of approved training providers.

  • To deliver training in a cost effective manner by capitalising on available funding, and the benefits of group membership.

  • To deliver financial savings to members by negotiating group purchasing deals (e.g. utilities, telecommunications, waste disposal contracts etc)

  • To identify the skills within each sector, and work to protect and improve these.

  • To enable members to identify and exploit synergistic commercial opportunities.

  • To act as a voice for members addressing issues at a national and a local level, and to raise the profile of Manufacturing in the MKOB area.

  • To offer guidance and expertise on new and existing initiatives within the industry.
 
     
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The Manufacturing Consortium is sponsored and supported by:
Business Link, SEEDA, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire LSC,
Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS)
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